Borderlines
Borderlines is a podcast from Berkeley Law about global problems in a world fragmented by national borders. Host Katerina Linos, Tragen Professor of International Law and co-director of the Miller Institute for Global Challenges and the Law, explores how nations wage war and also how they cooperate through global institutions. In each episode, she invites three experts to discuss cutting-edge issues in international law. The show draws on her 15 years of research and conversations with scholars, leaders, advocates, and strategists.
Episodes
European Union Court of Justice Series: Interview with President Marc van der Woude
Episode #18 of the Borderlines CJEU Series features President Marc van der Woude of the General Court of the European Union in conversation with Professor Katerina Linos (Berkeley) and Professor Mark Pollack (Temple).Since 2019, Marc van der Woude has served as President of the General Court of the European Union—the lower of the two courts that make up the CJEU and the court principally responsib
European Union Court of Justice Series: Interview with Advocate General Laila Medina
Episode #17 of the Borderlines CJEU Series features CJEU Advocate General Laila Medina interviewed by Professor Mark Pollack (Temple University). Before her appointment to the European Union Court of Justice in 2021, Advocate General Medina served in multifaceted academic and government roles and represented Latvia at the EU, OECD, and UN levels. In this interview, she discusses Latvia’s journey t
European Union Court of Justice Series: Interview with Judge Niilo Jääskinen
Episode #16 of the Borderlines CJEU Series features CJEU Judge Niilo Jääskinen in conversation with Professor Katerina Linos (Berkeley) and Professor Mark Pollack (Temple). Judge Jääskinen first joined the Court of Justice as Advocate General from 2009 to 2015. After returning to the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland from 2015 to 2019, Judge Jääskinen was nominated and appointed as a Judge a
European Union Court of Justice Series: Interview with Advocate General Anthony Collins
Episode #15 of the Borderlines CJEU Series features CJEU Advocate General Anthony Michael Collins in conversation with Professor Mark Pollack (Temple University). Appointed by the Member States as Advocate General to the Court of Justice in 2021, where he served in that role until 2024, Advocate General Collins’s career also includes work as a référendaire at the Court of Justice, as a judge
European Union Court of Justice Series: Interview with Judge Eugene Regan
Episode #14 of the Borderlines CJEU Series features CJEU Judge Eugene Regan in conversation with Professor Katerina Linos. Judge Regan has served at the Court of Justice since October 2015, following a distinguished career in agricultural policy and as a Barrister in Dubin and member of the Irish Senate. In the interview, Judge Regan shares insights into the impacts of the United Kingdom’s 20
European Union Court of Justice Series: Interview with Advocate General Juliane Kokott
Episode #13 of the Borderlines CJEU Series features CJEU Advocate General Juliane Kokott in conversation with Professor Katerina Linos (Berkeley Law) and Professor Mark Pollack (Temple University). Appointed to the Court of Justice in 2003 after a prolific and distinguished academic and professional career, Advocate General Kokott has delivered nearly 700 case opinions as of this episode
European Union Court of Justice Series: Interview with Advocate General Nicholas Emiliou
Episode #12 of the Borderlines CJEU Series features CJEU Advocate General Nicholas Emiliou joining Professor Mark Pollack (Temple) in conversation. Advocate General Emiliou was appointed as an Advocate General at the Court of Justice of the European Union in October 2021, following a long and illustrious academic and diplomatic career. In this episode, Advocate General Emiliou reflects on his deci
European Union Court of Justice Series: Interview with Judge Siniša Rodin
Episode #11 of the Borderlines CJEU series features Judge Siniša Rodin in conversation with Professor Katerina Linos (Berkeley). Appointed as a Judge at the Court of Justice in 2013, Judge Rodin discusses his remarkable career, ranging from becoming a distinguished Professor of EU law at the University of Zagreb to serving as a member of Croatia’s Constitutional Amendment Committee. Intertwined wi
Reimagining Democracy with George Papandreou
Episode 36 of Borderlines brings former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou into dialogue with host Professor Katerina Linos, to share visionary insights about authoritarian threats undermining global democracy and citizen-centered solutions. Currently serving as Rapporteur for Democracy at the Council of Europe, Mr. Papandreou discusses his storied family of leaders in Greece and the United St
European Union Court of Justice Series: Interview with Advocate General Jean Richard de la Tour
Episode #10 of the Borderlines CJEU series features Advocate General Jean Richard de la Tour in conversation with Professor Mark Pollack (Temple). Advocate General Richard de la Tour was appointed to the French advocate-general seat at the Court of Justice in March 2020 and reappointed in 2024.In this episode, listeners will learn about the rigorous process of appointment to the CJEU and the uniqu
European Union Court of Justice Series: Interview with Judge Octavia Spineanu-Matei
Episode #9 of the Borderlines CJEU Series features CJEU Judge Octavia Spineanu-Matei in conversation with Professor Mark Pollack (Temple University). Judge Spineanu-Matei was appointed to the Court of Justice in 2021, after serving since 2016 as a Judge on the General Court. Judge Spineanu-Matei previously served as a justice in the Romanian judiciary for over 25 years. Judge Spineanu-Matei discus
European Union Court of Justice Series: Interview with Judge Constantinos Lycourgos
Episode #8 of the Borderlines CJEU Series features CJEU Judge Constantinos Lycourgos in conversation with Professor Katerina Linos (Berkeley). Appointed as a Judge at the Court of Justice in 2014, Judge Lycourgos has served as President of Chamber there since October 2021. His interview highlights major points in Cyprus’s history and entry into the EU, the roles played by the Judge Rapporteur and
European Union Court of Justice Series: Interview with Judge Lucia Serena Rossi
Episode #7 of the Borderlines CJEU Series features Judge Lucia Serena Rossi in conversation with Professor Katerina Linos. Upon her nomination by Italy, Judge Rossi served at the CJEU from October 2018 until October 2024, and brought extensive expertise in EU law to the role. She notably served as President of the 8th Chamber from 2020 to 2021 and the 9th Chamber from 2022 to 2
European Union Court of Justice Series: Interview with Judge Ineta Ziemele
Episode #6 of the Borderlines CJEU Series features CJEU Judge Ineta Ziemele in conversation with Professor Katerina Linos (UC Berkeley Law), with additional commentary by Professor Mark Pollack (Temple University).Judge Ziemele was appointed as a judge at the Court of Justice (ECJ) in October 2020, a position she has held since then. Her previous service as a judge and President of Chamber at
Interview with Advocate General Ćapeta
Berkeley Law’s Borderlines podcast host, Professor Katerina Linos, and guest co-host, Professor Mark Pollack (Temple University), conduct a special interview series profiling Judges and Advocates General serving at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Luxembourg. Episode #5 features CJEU Advocate General Tamara Ćapeta discussin
Historical Gloss and Foreign Affairs
Episode 29 of Borderlines features distinguished scholar Professor Curt Bradley (Chicago) discussing his new book, Historical Gloss and Foreign Affairs: Constitutional Authority in Practice (Harvard University Press, 2024). Berkeley Law professor and Borderlines guest host Elena Chachko brings her foreign relations and administrative law background to guide this fascinating interview. In the
CJEU Episode #4: European Union Court of Justice Series Interview with Vice President Lars Bay Larsen
Berkeley Law’s Borderlines podcast host, Professor Katerina Linos, and guest co-host, Professor Mark Pollack (Temple University), conduct a special interview series profiling Judges and Advocates General serving at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Luxembourg. Episode #4 of the Borderlines CJEU Series features CJEU Vice President Lars Bay Larsen of Denmark. Vice President B
CJEU Episode #3: European Union Court of Justice Series Interview with Vice President Thomas von Danwitz
Episode #3 of the Borderlines CJEU Series features CJEU Vice President Thomas von Danwitz in conversation with Professor Katerina Linos (Berkeley) and Professor Mark Pollack (Temple University). Vice President von Danwitz has been a Judge at the Court of Justice since his nomination by Germany in 2006. Elected as President of Chamber by fellow Judges, he sat at the Court in that function between O
CJEU Episode #2: European Union Court of Justice Series Interview with President Koen Lenaerts
Episode #2 of the Borderlines CJEU Series features CJEU President Koen Lenaerts in conversation with Professor Katerina Linos (Berkeley) and Professor Mark Pollack (Temple University). President Lenaerts has been re-elected to the Court’s top office by his peers three times since 2015, having served tirelessly since his nomination to the CJEU in 2003 by home country of Belgium. His interview trace
CJEU Episode #1: European Union Court of Justice Series Introduction to Europe’s Supreme Court with Erwin Chemerinsky
Episode #1 of the Borderlines CJEU Series features UC Berkeley Law School’s Dean and Choper Distinguished Professor Erwin Chemerinsky in conversation with Tragen Professor Katerina Linos (Berkeley) and Freaney Professor Mark Pollack (Temple University), introducing a wider audience to the European Union Court of Justice. Dean Chemerinsky is one of the world’s top legal scholars, with decades of fr
Behind the Bench with ICJ’s Former President Joan Donoghue
Episode 24 of Borderlines features a rare look behind the scenes at the International Court of Justice with The Honorable Joan Donoghue (’81), recently retired president of the ICJ, in candid conversation with host Professor Katerina Linos. They discuss ongoing disputes, including South Africa v. Israel and the Chagos Archipelago advisory proceeding; key Court functions, such as provisional measur
International Law and the Israel/Hamas Conflict
Episode 23 of Borderlines features our guest host, Chancellor’s Clinical Professor of Law Laurel E. Fletcher (Berkeley), in conversation with Professor of Practice Gabor Rona (Cardozo) on the Israel/Hamas conflict from an international law perspective. Fresh off of speaking at Berkeley Law on 22 February 2024 as part of a Bay Area campus lecture series on the crisis, Professor Rona sat down with P
Sanctions in Comparative Perspective
Host Professor Katerina Linos talks with three international law scholars on sanctions and their role in comparative perspective. Berkeley Law Professor Elena Chachko joins Professor Luis M. Hinojosa-Martínez and Professor Carmela Pérez-Bernárdez from the Department of Public International Law and International Relations at the University of Granada, Spain, for a frank look at international sancti
ICC President Hofmański on Fighting Impunity
Episode 21 of Borderlines features the president of the International Criminal Court, Judge Piotr Hofmański, sharing his unique perspective with host Katerina Linos, on the ICC’s role and mandate over twenty years since its historic founding in 2002. Elected an ICC judge in 2015 and voted president by his peers in 2021, President Hofmański guides listeners through the Court’s key responsibilities
UN Human Rights Mechanisms and Anti-Black Racism
Fourth in a four-part series of special Borderlines episodes with UC Berkeley Law guest hosts Professor Roxanna Altholz and Professor Laurel E. Fletcher shining a spotlight on human rights champions—all guest speakers in their Human Rights Practice Workshop course, where leading practitioners working in a variety of institutional settings share their struggles against corruption and impunity, the
GQUAL Campaign for Gender Parity in International Representation
Third in a four-part series of special Borderlines episodes with UC Berkeley Law guest hosts Professor Roxanna Altholz and Professor Laurel E. Fletcher shining a spotlight on human rights champions—all guest speakers in their Human Rights Practice Workshop course, where leading practitioners working in a variety of institutional settings speak about their struggles against corruption and impunity,
Defending Water Protectors and Indigenous Rights
Second in a four-part series of special Borderlines episodes with UC Berkeley Law guest hosts Professor Roxanna Altholz and Professor Laurel E. Fletcher shining a spotlight on human rights champions—all guest speakers in their Human Rights Practice Workshop course, where leading practitioners working in a variety of institutional settings speak about their struggles against corruption and impunity
Corporate Accountability for Human Rights Abuses
First in a four-part series of special Borderlines episodes with UC Berkeley Law guest hosts Professor Roxanna Altholz and Professor Laurel E. Fletcher shining a spotlight on human rights champions—all guest speakers in their Human Rights Practice Workshop course, where leading practitioners working in a variety of institutional settings share their struggles against corruption and impunity, the r
Conversations on Europe with ECJ Judge von Danwitz
Episode 16 of Borderlines features eminent jurist Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Thomas von Danwitz, Judge and former president of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg. Judge von Danwitz discusses the impact and import of the European Union Court of Justice (CJEU) 70 years after its inception in the aftermath of World War II as “a community of law instead of a primacy of politics.” In conversatio
IOM Unbound? The International Organization for Migration in an Era of Expansion
Episode 15 of Borderlines showcases leading international law and international relations educators discussing their new book, IOM Unbound?: Obligations and Accountability of the International Organization for Migration in an Era of Expansion. Host Katerina Linos interviews the volume’s editors, Megan Bradley (McGill), Cathryn Costello (Hertie School and Oxford), and Angela Sherwood (Queen Mary) a
The Future of International Organizations
Diverse international organizations play an increasingly important role on the modern world stage, helping maintain global peace, protecting human rights and displaced persons, and regulating economic cooperation. How have attempts to build more nimble alternatives to slow-moving bureaucratic bodies fared in the 21st century? Join leading thinkers and coauthors Professor Kristina Daugirdas (M
The World Crisis and International Law
Episode #13 of Borderlines features distinguished international economic law scholar Paul B. Stephan discussing his new book, The World Crisis and International Law: The Knowledge Economy and the Battle for the Future. Professor Stephan (Virginia) joins host Professor Katerina Linos (Berkeley) for a fascinating look at how the limits of international law are tested and found wanting in the era of
Ralph Bunche: The Absolutely Indispensable Man
Ralph Bunche’s monumental impact as a ground-breaking scholar, diplomat, Nobel Peace Prize winner, civil rights advocate and world influencer receives a thrilling spotlight in Episode #12 of Borderlines. UCLA Professor Kal Raustiala shares stories and highlights from his recent book, The Absolutely Indispensable Man: Ralph Bunche, the United Nation
Tyrants on Twitter
How can Western democracies defend themselves against the weaponization of social media by authoritarian states? Episode #11 of Borderlines welcomes Santa Clara Law Professor David Sloss, author of Tyrants on Twitter, a new book examining Russia and China’s manipulation of digital platforms like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram to wage information warfare. His analysis includes innovative
Transnational Conflict of Laws
What happens when different legal systems give conflicting answers to the same question, and arguably, each set of rules applies? Episode #10 of Borderlines introduces U.S. and European Union approaches to Conflict of Laws in interstate and international contracts. Three experts join us: UC Berkeley Professor Andrew Bradt, author of Complex Litigation, UC Davis Professor Bill Dodge, author of Tran
Irving Tragen, 100 Years of Development
Episode #9 of Borderlines features legendary U.S. Foreign Service Officer and Latin American expert Irving G. Tragen on the occasion of his 100th birthday, in conversation about his life and legacy with Berkeley Law’s newly-named Tragen Professor of Law, Dr. Katerina Linos. Drawing on more than 55 years of distinguished public service in Inter-American Affairs, Irving Tragen recounts his fasc
Intisar Rabb, Interpreting MetaCanons
This special episode of Borderlines features Islamic legal studies and comparative and foreign law innovator Professor Intisar Rabb, talking about her leading research on shared methods of interpretation for textualists across different systems. The podcast builds upon ideas raised at the 2022 Irvine Tragen Lecture on Comparative Law at UC Berkeley School of Law.Intisar A. Rabb is a Professor of L
Philippe Sands, From Genocide to Ecocide
This special episode of Borderlines features influential educator, commentator, and litigator Philippe Sands discussing ground-breaking efforts to introduce ecocide – the crime of environmental destruction – into international legal arenas. Philippe Sands QC is Professor of Law at University College London, Pisar Visiting Professor of Law at Harvard, and a barrister at Matrix Chambers. He pra
Democracies and International Law
From the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the rising dominance of China as a superpower, a fresh examination of international law’s role in the global division between dictatorship and democracy has rarely been more relevant. This special episode of Borderlines features award-winning scholar Tom Ginsburg discussing ideas and theories from his recent book, Democracies and International Law. Tom
Digital Markets Act
The Digital Markets Act will regulate tech giants through a unique “gatekeeper” scheme. The Act imposes antitrust obligations only on the market’s largest actors – predominantly American companies. Is this fair? Will it work?In this special episode of Borderlines, listen to Margrethe Vestager, Europe’s top competition regulator and the policymaker Silicon Valley fears most, discuss the bill at the
A Sense of Place: Talking with Dick Buxbaum
Dick Buxbaum’s life and work are legendary far beyond his home base at UC Berkeley Law School, where he’s been a member of the faculty, a brilliant scholar of comparative corporate law, and a mentor since 1961. Listeners will relish accounts about key twentieth-century figures – from Nabokov to Savio to Suharto – and stories told from Dick’s unique perspective defending free-speech
Non-Binding Agreements
Thousands of non-binding agreements are shrouded in secrecy. A handful of publicly debated agreements - the Paris Climate Accords, the Iran Nuclear Deal or the Global Tax treaty – were made non-binding precisely to avoid a vote in Congress. Chicago Professor Curt Bradley, Harvard Professor Jack Goldsmith and Yale Professor Oona Hathaway sued the departments of State, Defense, and Homeland Sec
Subsidiaries and Supply Chains
How did Apple manage to pay an effective tax of 0% on its European profits? Will the new global minimum tax agreement change this? Duke Professor Rachel Brewster explains how corporate families are structured to take advantage of different countries’ laws; Chicago professor Adam Chilton empirically explores the regulation of supply chains; while Berkeley Professor Stavros Gadinis explains why prog
Sharing Responsibility for Refugees
The US welcomes refugees from Afghanistan but turns away Haitians. Why? Debating how best to share responsibilities for refugees, UCLA professor Tendayi Achiume argues that empires owe special duties to former colonies; Temple Professor Jaya Ramji-Nogales explains the special rules following the US occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan; while Berkeley professor Seth Davis contrasts how different US s
Borderlines: Trailer
Introducing Borderlines from Berkeley Law, a show about global problems in a world fragmented by national borders. Our host is Katerina Linos, Tragen Professor of International Law and co-director of the Miller Institute for Global Challenges and the Law. Katerina has spent 15 years researching how nations make war with one another, spreading devastation. But she has also seen how countries work t
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